Office furniture maker The HON Company is permanently closing its factory in Louisburg, North Carolina, putting 93 workers on the street. The layoffs will come in phases and complete in December. Work will go to HON plants in Iowa, Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama. HNI Corporation, formerly HON Industries, is the second-largest office furniture manufacturer in the world, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Swedish furniture and home goods retailer Ikea will cut more jobs than previously announced, as furniture sales plummet. The latest layoffs target production and logistics. The international retailer has not announced how many more jobs will be lost. In the past year, it has cut 5,000 positions. The firm still intends to open 50 new stores, creating [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Grand Rapids, Michigan office furniture manufacturer Steelcase will lay off 200 white-collar employees, as the firm adjusts to a one-third drop in sales. The company is also planning to close some of its manufacturing plants, although specifics have not been announced. Since March 2008, Steelcase has cut 1,350 jobs and closed four plants. It employs 13,000 worldwide. Steelcase [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 15, 2009
Office chair manufacturer izzy (yes, it’s spelled like that) plans to expand its plant north of Middlebury, Indiana, creating 85 new jobs over the next two years and boosting its annual payroll by $3.8 million. The town has been particularly hard hit by the downturn in the Recreational Vehicle industry. The region saw its unemployment rate spike [...]
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